Associate Director, Medical Writing
Alkermes - Waltham, MA, United States
Posted Apr 15, 2026
Benefits
- Parental leave
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- Non-birth-parent leave
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- Salary
- $175K-$190K not verified - source not recorded; timestamp not recorded
- 401(k) match
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $81,444 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +6.9% - Faster than average
124% above the BLS role benchmark for healthcare aggregate.
Matched to SOC 29-1141 - Healthcare aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Associate Director, Medical Writing Waltham, MA, United States The Associate Director, Medical Writing provides strategic and operational leadership for medical writing activities across one or more clinical development programs. This role combines hands-on writing expertise with responsibilities for resource planning and matrix leadership to deliver high-quality, fit-for-purpose clinical and regulatory documents aligned with program and regulatory objectives. The Associate Director is accountable for document development strategy, planning, and execution; leads clinical content development for complex submissions (including content strategy, organization, and resourcing); and partners with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, and other key functions to ensure cohesive messaging, mitigate risk, and support successful regulatory interactions and filings. The Associate Director applies advanced technical judgment to solve complex problems and ensures Medical Writing activities are integrated with broader development and regulatory objectives. Accountable for medical writing deliverables across one or more clinical programs, contributing to program-level plans and ensuring aligned timelines, quality, and resourcing. Independently author and lead the planning, review, comment resolution, and delivery of routine and complex clinical and regulatory documents. Lead or coordinate clinical content development for complex regulatory submissions, ensuring messaging alignment with regulatory strategy and development objectives. Serve as the primary medical writing lead on program teams, proactively identifying risks, anticipating cross-functional challenges, and driving issue resolution. Oversee outsourced writing support, setting expectations, managing review cycles, and ensuring inspection-ready quality. Contribute to the development and execution of Medical Writing departmental goals, including process improvements, inspection readiness initiatives, and adoption of new tools and technologies. Advanced degree
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